ABOUT
Steve Callender – Biography
Steve is president of Effective Learning for Growth, a consultancy that brings measurable business results in a variety of service areas:
- Strategic Planning
- Leadership Development
- Sales Development
- Customer Loyalty
- Quality Initiatives
- Cycle Time Reduction
- Management Development
- Time Strategies
- Coaching
Effective Learning for Growth is affiliated with Resource Associates Corporation and Total Quality Institute of PA, which supply materials, customizations, and learning from a network of over 500 other consultancies nationally, and with InnerMetrix as a source of instruments (Attribute Index, Values Index, DISC).
Steve brings over 30 years of business experience in creating, delivering, and measuring learning. He earned his B.A. at Davidson College in Spanish, an MS in Adult Learning from Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI), and his Ed.D. in Adult and Continuing Education from VPI. He has helped others learn English, technologies, sales, communications, and leadership, and his abiding interest and practice has been on measurability – making sure the learning and change he facilitates really works, and lasts.
Steve also has business experience in internal consulting, external consulting, business development, and management. He has facilitated organizational restructuring and mediated conflicts. He has advised insurance, retail, pharmaceutical, transportation, defense, government, and manufacturing clients on issues from team effectiveness through leadership development through strategic planning. He managed line departments with full planning, budgeting, staffing, and operational responsibilities, and managed a two-year training design and delivery project with a peak staffing of over 20 designers and trainers.
Steve rejoined academia in 2004 as Adjunct Faculty at Capella University’s graduate School of Business and Technology, where he has taught:
- Strategy
- Leadership (several courses)
- Leading & Building Teams
- Organizational Structure & Design
- Organizational Behavior
- Business Ethics & Social Responsibility
- Management Education & Research
Steve joined Rotary International in 2010, and is currently a member of Twin West and Eden Prairie Chambers of Commerce. He has had lay leadership roles in various Episcopal churches, primarily in education, fund-raising, and change management.
Effective Learning for Growth, LLC
1200 Washington Avenue South, Suite 270
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Steve Callender – Biography
Steve is president of Effective Learning for Growth, a consultancy that brings measurable business results in a variety of service areas:
- Strategic Planning
- Leadership Development
- Sales Development
- Customer Loyalty
- Quality Initiatives
- Cycle Time Reduction
- Management Development
- Time Strategies
- Coaching
Effective Learning for Growth is affiliated with Resource Associates Corporation and Total Quality Institute of PA, which supply materials, customizations, and learning from a network of over 500 other consultancies nationally, and with InnerMetrix as a source of instruments (Attribute Index, Values Index, DISC).
Steve brings over 30 years of business experience in creating, delivering, and measuring learning. He earned his B.A. at Davidson College in Spanish, an MS in Adult Learning from Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI), and his Ed.D. in Adult and Continuing Education from VPI. He has helped others learn English, technologies, sales, communications, and leadership, and his abiding interest and practice has been on measurability – making sure the learning and change he facilitates really works, and lasts.
Steve also has business experience in internal consulting, external consulting, business development, and management. He has facilitated organizational restructuring and mediated conflicts. He has advised insurance, retail, pharmaceutical, transportation, defense, government, and manufacturing clients on issues from team effectiveness through leadership development through strategic planning. He managed line departments with full planning, budgeting, staffing, and operational responsibilities, and managed a two-year training design and delivery project with a peak staffing of over 20 designers and trainers.
Steve rejoined academia in 2004 as Adjunct Faculty at Capella University’s graduate School of Business and Technology, where he has taught:
- Strategy
- Leadership (several courses)
- Leading & Building Teams
- Organizational Structure & Design
- Organizational Behavior
- Business Ethics & Social Responsibility
- Management Education & Research
Steve joined Rotary International in 2010, and is currently a member of Twin West and Eden Prairie Chambers of Commerce. He has had lay leadership roles in various Episcopal churches, primarily in education, fund-raising, and change management.
Effective Learning for Growth, LLC
1200 Washington Avenue South, Suite 270
Minneapolis, MN 55415
 Steve Callender, Ed.D., President |
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NEWS & EVENTS
Speaking Engagements
3/8/12, 7:30-9:00 a.m.
Citizen's Independent Bank
Strategy "Tune-Up" - Best Practices
Interactive talk on how to keep strategy a positive growth factor, and diagnose whether it's delivering all it could..
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3/22/12, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Sharp Upswing/ Main St Chamber Expo Keynote
How Selling Has Changed - and What You Can Do About It
Creative and practical ideas for dealing with key challenges of selling in 2012.
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Sales Micro-Seminars
3/29/12, 8:00-10:00 a.m.
Filling Your Sales Funnel
Fundamentals of reaching target market, prospecting, networking, gaining attention, discovering wants & needs.
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4/12/12, 8:00-10:00 a.m.
Networking for Increased Sales
How to find the right events, prepare, make a good first impression, set good goals, keep a productive attitude, and how to follow up to develop your business.
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4/26/12, 8:00-10:00 a.m.
Winning More Sales
Foundations of discovery, presentation, gaining commitment, and getting referrals.
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